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Vetch aphid

Megoura viciae

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Aphididae

Megoura viciae is a large, green aphid in the family Aphididae native to Europe that feeds on plants in the genus Vicia. They are commonly known as vetch aphids for this reason. Taxonomy Megoura viciae was described by English entomologist George Bowdler Buckton in 1876.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 103United Kingdom · 55France · 33Spain · 21Italy · 10Belgium · 6Switzerland · 3Netherlands · 2Luxembourg · 1